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A cloud-based supply chain management system: effects on supply chain responsiveness
journal contribution
posted on 2019-04-11, 12:11 authored by Mihalis Giannakis, Konstantina Spanaki, Rameshwar DubeyPurpose: Despite the ongoing calls for the incorporation of the cloud utility model, the effect of the cloud on elements of supply chain performance is still an evolving area of research. In this paper, we develop the architecture of a cloud-based supply chain management (C-SCM) ecosystem and explore how it enhances supply chain responsiveness. Design/methodology/approach: First, we discuss the potential benefits that cloud computing can yield compared to existing mature SCM information systems and solutions through a comprehensive literature review. We conceptualize SCR in terms of the level of visibility in the supply chain, supply chain flexibility, and rapid detection and reaction to changes and then we build the detailed architecture of a cloud based SCM system. The proposed ecosystem introduces a view of SCM and the associated practices when transferred to cloud environments. The potential to enhance SCR through the cloud is explored with scenarios on a case of supply chain operations in fashion retail industry. Findings: Our findings show that the proposed system can enhance all three dimensions of SCR. Implications for supply chain practice and how companies can migrate to a cloud supply chain are drawn. Originality/Value: Given that the development, creation, and delivery of goods and services is increasingly becoming a joint effort of several parties in a supply chain, we contribute to existing literature, by introducing a comprehensive cloud-based SCM system and show how companies can enhance their supply chain responsiveness.
History
School
- Business and Economics
Department
- Business
Published in
Journal of Enterprise Information ManagementVolume
32Issue
4Pages
585-607Citation
GIANNAKIS, M., SPANAKI, K. and DUBEY, R., 2019. A cloud-based supply chain management system: effects on supply chain responsiveness. Journal of Enterprise Information Management, 32 (4), pp.585-607.Publisher
© Emerald Publishing LimitedVersion
- AM (Accepted Manuscript)
Publisher statement
This work is made available according to the conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) licence. Full details of this licence are available at: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/Acceptance date
2019-04-09Publication date
2019-07-03Notes
This paper was accepted for publication in the journal Journal of Enterprise Information Management and the definitive published version is available at https://doi.org/10.1108/JEIM-05-2018-0106.ISSN
1741-0398Publisher version
Language
- en